The fiendish Dr Josef Mengele gathers a group of former colleagues together for a horrifying project. Young investigative journalist Barry Koehler gets wind of the scheme, but is killed before he can relay the evidence. Thus opens one of Ira Levin's strangest and most masterful novels.

Join the ultimate quest for the ultimate treasure, chasing a map tattooed on human skin, across an omniverse of parallel realities, in this epic adventure from internationally acclaimed author Stephen Lawhead.

1,000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die (1,000... Before You Die Books) by Tom Moon from Workman Publishing Company ($0.99) is the Kindle Deal of the Day (Jan 7) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Celebrate the joy, the revelation, the mystery, the fun, the sheer shivers-up-the-spine pleasure of great music with this enthusiastic, wide-eyed exploration of 1,000 recordings that shouldn't be missed.

This quintessential David-and-Goliath saga tells the story of a wholly unexpected triumph of the poor against the rich and of a crusading city attorney who fought on behalf of an impoverished peasant.

Amalia Bagnacavalli, an illiterate young peasant from the mountains near Bologna, is forced by poverty to take in a child from the city’s foundling home to wet-nurse. When Amalia contracts syphilis from the sickly and malformed baby given to her, the city fathers callously dismiss her pleas for treatment and restitution.

Bewildered and frightened, she seeks out Augusto Barbieri, an ambitious attorney looking to make a name for himself. He takes up Amalia’s cause, fighting the case for years through the Italian courts before winning an unprecedented and stunning victory for his by now broken client. The unforgettable story of a landmark struggle for basic human rights, Amalia’s Tale is the moving drama of a rural woman whose life was ruined and the man from the city who would not stop -- or so it seemed -- until he had seen justice done.

About the Author
David I. Kertzer is the author of, among other books, Prisoner of the Vatican, The Popes Against the Jews, and The Kidnapping of Edgardo Mortara, winner of the National Jewish Book Award and a finalist for the National Book Award.

On March 15, 1348, Joanna I, the queen of Naples, stood trial for her life before the Pope and his court in Avignon. She was 20, and accused of murdering her cousin and husband, Hungarian prince Andrew. That she won her acquittal--arguing her own case in Latin--was remarkable in its own right; that she would go on to rule over one of Europe's most glittering courts for more than 30 years was extraordinary.

For the first time, Nancy Goldstone tells the full story of one of the most courageous and accomplished women in history, who challenged the powers of her time, and whose life highlights the dynastic rivalries and alliances across Europe in the dramatic 14th century. She was the only woman in her time to rule in her own name. Dedicated to the welfare of her subjects and realm, Joanna reduced crime, built hospitals and churches, encouraged the licensing of women physicians, and lured some of the most important writers and artists of the century to her glamorous, elegant court, which rivaled that of Elizabeth I of England in power and scope. Around her also swirled war, plague, and the intrigue and treachery that would ultimately be her downfall. As Nancy Goldstone reveals, in Joanna's legacy are found the seeds of both the Renaissance and the Reformation.

For anyone who has enjoyed the works of Alison Weir, Amanda Foreman, and Antonia Fraser,The Lady Queen will be must reading.

Lily is haunted by memories--of who she once was, and of a person, long gone, who defined her existence. She has nothing but time now, as she recounts the tale of Snow Flower, and asks the gods for forgiveness. This novel is a brilliantly realistic journey back to an era of Chinese history that is as deeply moving as it is sorrowful.

Detective Superintendent Peter Diamond is the last detective--a genuine gumshoe, not a police school graduate with a degree in computers and no experience of real crime. And he'll need all his skills to solve the murder of a young woman found floating in the weeds in a lake near Bath.

The Other Guy's Bridey by Connie Brockway from Montlake Romance ($0.99) is the Kindle Deal of the Day (Jan 8) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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In Connie Brockway's clever novel, a budding archeologist vows to solve one of the world's greatest mysteries--to find the location of the lost city of Zerzura. Unfortunately, no man dares take the risk of escorting the resolute young scholar across the open desert. But on her way to Egypt, Ginesse engages in a daring deception--she will switch places with Mildred Whimpelhall, who is traveling to meet her fiancé.

Doreen Lawrence's story about her son Stephen's murder and the botched investigation by the Metropolitan Police is deeply moving. She recreates the pain, frustration and bafflement she experienced as she realised there might never be a moment when she could say to herself that justice had been done.